Stocking-supporter



C" MACD'I STOCKING SUPPOHTER.

ATPUCATION FILED APR.2| 1920- 1,353,671; Patentd Sept. 21,1920.

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The object of my present invention the provision of ,a; stocking supporter designed to be, attached to acorset and constructed in a simple and inex ensivemanner with a View to, beingexpe it pu y ia da hi appl dv in u h: m ner 1 thettha tocking is safely. and *comfcrtabl ,suppprtgl -.and, ye there is. no liabilityiw atever of git'he stocking being cut or torn about the knee portion thereof.

To the attainment of the foregoing, the invention consists in the improvement as hereinafter described and definitely claimed.

In the accompanying drawing, hereby made a art hereof:

The gure is an elevation of my novel stocking supporter as the same appears precedent to use.

My novel stocking supporter is in the nature of an article of manufacture and includes among other elements two sections 1 and 1, preferably of thin and soft textile material. Each of the said sections 1 and 1 is provided with an upwardly tapered and truncated upper portion as illustrated. E xtending between and permanently 'oined n appropriate manner to the oppose ends of the lower portions of the spaced sections 1 and 1 is an elastic section 2, and permanently joined to and extend ng from the opposite end of the lower portlon of the section 1" is an elastic strap 3. Connected 1n permanent manner to the outer end of the lower portion of the section 1 1s a strong tape section 4, and carried by sald tape section 4 is a buckle 5, which per se, is not of my invention. I would therefore have it understood at this point that any a propriate buckle 5 that is compatible with t e purpose of my invention may be employed at the point stated on the tape section 4.

In addition to the elements named, the supporter comprises elastic sect ons 6 permanently joined to and extending upwardly from the upper ends of the sections 1 and 1, and links 7 carried by the said elastic sections 6 and designed to be connected through r Strrrnn, a citizen of the United}States,'re-

M z Speciiiatlo'n of Letters Patent Patentd gepfyzfl 1- 920, 1 Application filed April 2", 1920. seriaina. iii-0364. i

the medium of the usual pendent tabs (not shown) to a corset; it beingnnderstoodin this connection that the said tabs are carmed byand form appurtenan es ofthecorset, and that, therefore, when properly apu. plied, my'novel supporterwill have the cav pacity of supporting a stocking F and at the same time holding. the corset againstlup wardmovement from itsproplem positions I z prefer to provide meet the. elastic sections .6 65 with alatera'l sub-section 8, carrying a .fastener th1s, however,' is not ofdthe essence o-fmy invention, andit istherefo're to. be .un-..: erstoo that h HIi- B tiOmSimayibeeither employed or altogether omittediwithout afe. ect g my claimed invention; i; '1

In the practical use of my novel stocking supporter, the same is placed about the knee portion of the stocking at a point imn ediately below the knee, and so that the sections 1 and 1 rest at opposite sides of the knee, the elastic section 2 rests back of the knee, and the elastic strap 3 is connected to the buckle 5 in front of the side of the knee. This latter arrangement manifestly makes it very convenient to apply and adjust and fasten the supporter in its working position. It will also be noted that the tape section 4 and the elastic strap 3 prevent the buckle from contacting with the stocking or the like. The arrangement described of my novel supporter is advantageous because when the wearer is in a standing position, the muscles in the back of the lower leg at the knee contract with the result that the circumference of the leg at that oint is increased. The elastic section 2 a ords ample expansion at the said point to conduce to the comfort of the wearer. Again when the wearer is in a sitting or kneeling position and the knee is thrown forwardly the circumference in front of the leg below the knee is engaged, but this enlargement is comfortably compensated for by the elasticity of the strap section 3. The sections 1 and 1 assume positions at either side of the knee, and both are likely to retain the1r positions because of the capacity of the sections 2 and 3 to expand and contract comfortably to the movements of the leg. Moreover the said sections 1 and 1 serve to brace and prevent undue lateral motion of the knee joint, which is particularly true when high heel boots are worn.

Manifestly my novel supporter may be wornloosely or may be made very tight about the leg below the knee, as desired by the wearer. The subsection 8 and its. appurtenances are employed to hold the upper part of the stocking as high as possibleon the leg and preclude the said upper part falling over the lrnee.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patout, is: p

'1. As a new and useful article of menu facture, a'stockingsupporter adapted to be worn about the stocking below the knee of the wearer, and including two space'dtextile sections with upwardly tapered and truncated upper portions, an elastic-section interposed between and permanently connecting the adjacent ends of the lower portions of the'textile sections, an elastic strap ermanently-joined to the outer end of the ower portion of one textile section, abuckle connected through a tape sectionwith the outer end of the other textile section, elastic sections permanently joined to and extend- 'ing upwardly from the truncated upper ends of the textile sections and meansat the appurtenances;

ulpper endpf thesaidupwardly eit'ending e astic sections to connect the same to corset 2. As a new and useful article of manufacturepw stocking supporter adapted to be worn about the stocking below the knee of the wearer, and including spaced textilesections with upwardly tapered and truncate upper portions,*an-elastic section interposed between and permanently connecting the adjacent ends of the lower portions of the textile sections, an elastic strap permanently joined tothe outer end oi thelowe'r portion of one textile section, a buckle connectedthrough-a tape section withthe outer end' of the other "textile section, elastic sections per man'ently joined to and extending upwardly from the truncated upper ends of the textile sections and means at the upper end of'the said upwardly extending elastic sections to connect the same to corset appurtenances; one of the said upwardly extending elastic sections being equippedwith a lateral sub-- section carrying fastening means to connect theu er ortion of a stocking thereto.. '4 MAoDONALD SUPPLE. 

